Jones' kicking goes unrewarded

RU: SEDGLEY Park Tigers threw away a 15-3 half-time lead against Newbury on Saturday as they missed out on the chance to leap-frog them in the National League One table. Sedgley were looking to build on the previous week’s nail-biting 6-3 win over relegation rivals Launceston and gain revenge for their agonising 14-13 defeat at home to Newbury earlier in the season.

On the same day, Sedgley’s second string travel to Caldy in the Bateman BMW Premiership.

They pulled a few points clear at the top of the table at the weekend by beating Liverpool St Helens seconds 58-5.

Goal kicker Dominic Köhler scored two tries in a 23-point haul for Sedgley, who were forced to make several team changes. Their other try scorers were Chris Leader, Sion O’Hare (2), Paul Morris, Luke Woolley, Ollie Macauley and Matt Smith.

Meanwhile, the under-19s Senior Colts lost 33-7 at Glossop on Sunday following a 28-17 win at Eccles and a 36-0 home defeat to high-flying Sandbach.

The under-17s Junior Colts were beaten 27-0 at Flyde on the back of a 49-0 loss at Kirkby Lonsdale.

Sedgley’s junior teams all played Liverpool Collegiate teams at the weekend. The under-16s lost 5-0, the under-15s and the under-14s both went down 10-7 and the under-13s triumphed 57-22.

In recent Lancashire Challenge games, the under-16s beat Manchester 31-5, the under-14s maintained their 100 per cent record with a 12-10 win against Ormskirk, the under-15s crashed to a 21-5 defeat at Bolton and a Ty Newall hat-trick helped the under-13s to see off Liverpool St Helens 30-0.